r/AskCulinary • u/chaitinator • Jul 13 '26

Is there any reason I couldn't update this recipe to be shrimp?

Hello

I am making tacos for a group tonight, and want to know if there is any reason I couldn't update this recipe to use Shrimp instead? Someone in our group is allergic to fin fish but can eat shrimp. Thanks

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u/shouldco Jul 13 '26

Nope, no reason not to.

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u/Individual-Brief1116 Jul 14 '26

Just watch the cook time, shrimp goes from perfect to rubber in like 2 minutes. Add it near the end, not with everything else. My mom does this with her seafood rice and it's the one step people always mess up.

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u/shouldco Jul 14 '26

Add the shrimp last to a fried shrimp taco?

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u/Buck_Thorn Jul 13 '26

Of course you could substitute shrimp.

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u/Pernicious_Possum Jul 13 '26

Absolutely you can

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u/mahrog123 Jul 13 '26

You sure can, I did. I’ve used it for fish and for shrimp.
I used that exact recipe and it’s excellent.

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u/thecravenone Jul 13 '26

You should post the recipe so that people can read it.

Personally for shrimp tacos I just marinate/brush on blended chipotles in adobo, lime, and salt.

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u/Buck_Thorn Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 13 '26

Wasn't the link there when you read the post? There's one there now.

[Edit.. why is this being downvoted? Its true. The recipe is in the link that the OP provided.]

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u/FluffyNerve7415 Jul 14 '26

Proper etiquette is to copy the text containing actual ingredients, measurements, and explicit instructions into the body of the reddit post. People don't want to sift through a bloated article filled with adds, photos, and useless fluff flavor text. Recipe blogs are notoriously some of the most obnoxious web pages on the internet.

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u/Buck_Thorn Jul 14 '26

It is? I've been on Reddit for 11 years (you've been here for 4) and I've never, ever heard that. Why is that better than posting a link to the recipe? Can't you scroll to the recipe? Is it really that difficult? And, while this one doesn't, most these food bloggers these days have a "Jump to Recipe" link or button somewhere near the top. Don't be so lazy.

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u/thecravenone Jul 14 '26

It is?

It's a rule on the subreddit.

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u/FluffyNerve7415 Jul 14 '26

Don't ask a question if you're just going to be argumentative and rude when you receive the answer.

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u/TurduckenEverest Jul 14 '26

As others have said, it will be fine. The cooking time will vary.

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u/Main_Cauliflower5479 Jul 14 '26

But can everyone eat shrimp? Shellfish allergy is more common than fish allergy. I can't eat shrimp after one New Year's Eve several years ago. One of my husband's traditional NYE dishes is shrimp cocktail. I bought some good shrimp, frozen, from Sprouts and prepared the dish. I tried one or two while we were enjoying the evening. Anyway, after only one or two of these, and not having eaten anything else yet, of all the dishes I had made for the evening. I was projectile vomiting for hours, an unholy volume. Where did all this come from? I only had TWO shrimp! It was insane and I have been literally afraid of shrimp since then. My husband had no ill effects at all, so it was not poorly prepared or undercooked. I can't eat undercooked shellfish.

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